Safely managed sanitation in China
68.9% of people in China used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
China, 2024
68.9%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
81.3%
Position in 2024
65th of 141
Safely managed sanitation in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.9% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 68.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.2%, the figure has changed by +22.7 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, China has the 65th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.